Thursday, April 22, 2010
Movie Viewing: Autistic-Like: Graham's Story
When their son was just 17 months old, Erik and Jennie Linthorst suspected something was not quite right. Experts and therapists told them their son was autistic. Sort of. Maybe. Some called him autistic-like. Others said he was not autistic at all.
With his parents still seeking a clear diagnosis, Graham was launched into a program of behavioral therapy, Speech therapy, Occupational therapy.
Soon after therapy began, Erik and Jeannie noticed something else: the treatment he was getting didn't seem to be on target. Erik took on the conundrum confronting many parents of kids who are "mildly disordered." Handed a fuzzy diagnosis, what should the treatment be?
This documentary is an intimate family portrait showing one dad's determined quest to find the right therapies, the right doctors and even he right words to describe his son.
Date: Thursday, April 22
Time: 7pm
Location: Indiana Wesleyan University, 8415 Georgia Street, Merrillville (near Outback Steakhouse)
Free and open to the public